Need to Know Posted November 19, 2011 #1 Share Posted November 19, 2011 My wife and I will be going on our first cruise this spring. To understand all the nuances of cruising I have been watching the TCM movies on Thursday night in November. I have learned from a Doris Day movie that you do not dress in a Tuxedo for dinner on the first night of the voyage. Also that as part of your shore excursions you get to sing with the natives. I will be on the Statendam which is one of the oldest ships in the Holland America Line. I was watching the movie "The Last Voyage". Since I can not find the answer anywhere on these boards though admittedly I have not read every post. My question is where do they keep the acetelyne torch on the Statendam. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted November 19, 2011 #2 Share Posted November 19, 2011 We could tell you, but then we'd have to kill you. :p:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinebunny Posted November 19, 2011 #3 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Dear Need-to-Know, perhaps you should avoid any cruise movies beginning with the letter 'T.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsyAnne Posted November 19, 2011 #4 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Anyone else have the tune to "There's got to be a morning after" running through their brain?:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usahawk Posted November 19, 2011 #5 Share Posted November 19, 2011 My wife and I will be going on our first cruise this spring. To understand all the nuances of cruising I have been watching the TCM movies on Thursday night in November. I have learned from a Doris Day movie that you do not dress in a Tuxedo for dinner on the first night of the voyage. Also that as part of your shore excursions you get to sing with the natives. I will be on the Statendam which is one of the oldest ships in the Holland America Line. I was watching the movie "The Last Voyage". Since I can not find the answer anywhere on these boards though admittedly I have not read every post. My question is where do they keep the acetelyne torch on the Statendam. Thank you for your help. i have no idea but i am sure that i don,t want to be on that cruise when you go, asking a question like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mor mor Posted November 19, 2011 #6 Share Posted November 19, 2011 What is important is to count the lifeboats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need to Know Posted November 19, 2011 Author #7 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Dear Need-to-Know, perhaps you should avoid any cruise movies beginning with the letter 'T.' Good point but I have already seen The Poseidon Adventure and Titanic. I discounted the relevance of these two movies since this is not the Statendam's maiden voyage and I am not cruising on New Year's Eve. But now you have me wondering. We will be in Alaska and I have heard that there sometimes is ice and sometimes there are tidal waves in the seas up there. It also increases my need to know the location of the acetylene torch. I would hate to be stuck banging on the hull of a ship hoping someone could hear me when I could be using the torch. I can not swim but I have made a pact with my wife who was an excellent swimmer in her youth. If she needs help, I will save her with an Acetylene torch and if I need help she will make some effort to help me. Perhaps she could haul the aceteyne tanks on her back if we need to swim under water for long periods. In any case it appears that I am not the only one who considers better safe than sorry in advance planning. I noted that TCM is having a group cruise in December and are taking Ernest Borgnine with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhannah Posted November 19, 2011 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2011 You can always carry your own onboard. I'm sure the airlines won't mind you keeping is safely in the overhead bin while you fly to port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted November 19, 2011 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I don't know but you can buy one at Amazon for $178 and store it in the overhead as Jim said (having never heard of this torch before, I googled it and it brought me to Amazon). Where's Pipedreams when we need him? ;) :rolleyes: :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobiemom Posted November 19, 2011 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2011 OMG this has got to be the funniest thread I have ever read! :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted November 19, 2011 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Where's Pipedreams when we need him? ;) :rolleyes: :eek: Better not go there!! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearnaise Posted November 19, 2011 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2011 There would have to be a shop on board for repairing parts. Check there first. Maybe you could bribe an engineer to get you one, tell him it's for lighting your cigars. If you weren't headed to Alaska, I'd suggest doing what I'm doing on my next trip: bringing scuba gear. I used to practice holding my breath as long as Shelley, but figured scuba gear was easier. (A little "pony" tank that's good for 15 minutes or so can easily be carried aboard - let's see Shelley hold her breath that long!) That, and an underwater flashlight, and you're good. Just swim down instead of up, make your way to the promenade deck or the lido deck and out you go. Practice memorizing the deck plans upside down (or stand on your head, whichever is easier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamOp Posted November 19, 2011 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Perhaps someone from this former Cruise Critic group could help you out.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted November 19, 2011 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Better not go there!! :eek: I just couldn't help myself! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need to Know Posted November 19, 2011 Author #15 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Perhaps someone from this former Cruise Critic group could help you out.:D What a coincidence! I think they are all listed on the cruise critic roll call for my cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana51 Posted November 19, 2011 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2011 O.K. keep the jokes coming. I'm enjoying this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LML101 Posted November 19, 2011 #17 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Anyone else have the tune to "There's got to be a morning after" running through their brain?:eek: Not until you mentioned it. Thanks a lot, now I'm humming and singing along. Hey, I just realized that I'll be coming around Cape Horn on December 30. Is that close enough to New Years to be worried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinebunny Posted November 19, 2011 #18 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Need to Know, I've given your query all the thought it rightly deserves, and have decided after all that profound thought and a Hershey's Kiss or two, that you should invest in a pair of inflatable water wings and wear those through out your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koshlong Posted November 20, 2011 #19 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Don't read Burning cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted November 20, 2011 #20 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I don't know but you can buy one at Amazon for $178 and store it in the overhead as Jim said (having never heard of this torch before, I googled it and it brought me to Amazon). Where's Pipedreams when we need him? ;) :rolleyes: :eek: I have not seen PipeDreams post here in a long, long time. I miss Pipedreams and that great sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need to Know Posted November 20, 2011 Author #21 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Thank you for all your helpful responses. I guess I will just pay for the excursion of the "ship tour" on boarding and ask that they show me the location of their Acetylene torch. I also noted that all those people in the picture who are also on the Cruise Critic Roll call for my cruise have opted for the same excursion as me while we are in Juneau. It is a whale watching tour and is expected to last three hours. It was not the one provided through Holland America but the price was right. Again, thank you everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamOp Posted November 20, 2011 #22 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Thank you for all your helpful responses. I guess I will just pay for the excursion of the "ship tour" on boarding and ask that they show me the location of their Acetylene torch. I also noted that all those people in the picture who are also on the Cruise Critic Roll call for my cruise have opted for the same excursion as me while we are in Juneau. It is a whale watching tour and is expected to last three hours. It was not the one provided through Holland America but the price was right. Again, thank you everyone. Just one more thing befor you go. If you take a close look at that Cruise Critic photo, it may have been taken by the fasion police. The two on the far right are smart casual, the three in the center are dressed for formal night, and the two on the left, well....no MDR for them tonight!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxguy77 Posted November 21, 2011 #23 Share Posted November 21, 2011 When you board, or when you take the 3 hour excursion, see if the person on the left of that photo is the Captain. If he is, wear your life vest at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipsAreTheBest Posted November 21, 2011 #24 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Don't forget with the acetelyne torch, you need two tanks - don't forget the oxygen! It's a long way up from the engine room only to find out you don't have what you need! :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feathersandnananose Posted November 21, 2011 #25 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Don't worry about needing the torch...do any of you remember the movie "The Magic Christian" (early 1970's with Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr)? Now THERE was a cruise! Barb in so cal (apparently way too old) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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